.[.Snack bag.]. .Iadd.bag for objects such as snacks

ABSTRACT

A .[.snack.]. bag.Iadd., such as for example for snacks, .Iaddend.including a bag within a bag wherein the inside bag is inverted with its ends opposed to and portions thereof secured to the opposed ends of the outside bag, with the sides of the inside bag being opposed to, and in substantial engagement with, but not secured to, the sides of the outside bag to provide a substantially air tight seal therebetween, and with the bottom of the inverted inside bag being spaced from the bottom of the outside bag to provide .[.a snack.]. .Iadd.an object .Iaddend.receiving container comprised of the opposed bottoms, sides and ends of the inside bag and portions of the sides and ends of the outside bag. Access to the .Iadd.objects such as .Iaddend.snacks is readily provided by permitting the hand of a person to be readily inserted between opposed sides of the bags which sides, after the hand is withdrawn with the .Iadd.objects such as .Iaddend.snacks therein, return to substantial air tight engagement maintaining the remaining .Iadd.objects such as .Iaddend.snacks in a substantially air tight manner.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

This invention relates to a new and improved snack bag for containing.Iadd.objects such as .Iaddend.snacks .[.such as.]. .Iadd.e.g..Iaddend.popcorn, potato chips, corn chips, pretzels, and the like, andfor containing such .[.snacks.]. .Iadd.objects .Iaddend.in asubstantially air tight manner while yet permitting ready access theretoby the hand of a person desiring .Iadd.for example .Iaddend.to each suchsnacks.

Snacks of the type noted above are typically bought residing within asealed plastic bag or within a sealed plastic bag residing within acardboard box. Access to the snacks for eating is obtained by tearing orunsealing the plastic bag and the problem well known is that it isofttimes unwantedly difficult or cumbersome to reclose the bag toprevent air from reaching and spoiling the remaining snacks after aportion has been eaten.

Accordingly, there exists a need in the art for a new and improved.Iadd.bag such as a .Iaddend.snack bag into which snacks.Iadd., forexample, .Iaddend.may be placed, particularly after a portion has beeneaten, and which bag which provides ready access to the snacks foreating and which reseals or closes readily maintaining the enclosedsnacks in a substantially air tight manner.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

It is the object of this invention to satisfy the foregoing need in the.[.snack or.]. .Iadd.bag art particularly the .Iaddend.snack bag art.

A .Iadd.bag, for example a .Iaddend.snack bag satisfying such need andembodying the present invention may include a bag within a bag whereinthe inside bag is inverted with its ends opposed to and portions thereofsecured to the opposed ends of the outside bag, with the sides of theinside bag being opposed to and in substantial engagement with, but notsecured to, the sides of the outside bag to provide a substantially airtight seal therebetween, and with the bottom of the inverted inside bagbeing spaced from the bottom of the outside bag to provide a snackreceiving container comprised of the opposed bottoms, sides and ends ofthe inside bag and portions of the sides and ends of the outside bag.Access to the snacks is readily provided by permitting, for example, thehand of a person to be readily inserted between opposed sides of thebags which sides, after the hand is withdrawn with the snacks therein,return to substantial engagement maintaining the remaining snacks in asubstantially air tight seal.

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a diagrammatical illustration, in perspective, of a .Iadd.bag,e.g. a .Iaddend.snack bag embodying the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a diagramatical illustration similar to FIG. 1 butillustrating, diagrammatically, snacks contained within the .[.snack.].bag and the manner of access thereto; and

FIGS. 3 and 4 are top views of the .Iadd.bag, e.g. .Iaddend.snack bag ofthe present invention with FIG. 3 showing the bag in the closed positionand with FIG. 4 showing the bag in the open position.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

Referring now to FIG. 1, there is illustrated a .Iadd.bag, e.g..Iaddend.snack bag satisfying the foregoing need in the art, embodyingthe present invention, and indicated by general numerical designation10. Snack bag 10 includes an outer bag indicated by general numericaldesignation 12 and an inner bag indicated by general numericaldesignation 14 with the inner bag being inverted and residing interiorlyof the outer bag.

The outer bag 12 includes opposed sides 16 and 18, opposed ends 20 and22, and a bottom 24. The inner bag 14 includes opposed sides 28 and 30,opposed ends 32 and 34, and a bottom 36.

It will be understood that the opposed ends 32 and 34 of the inner bag14 are opposite, and at least portions thereof indicated at Y-Y-Y aresecured, such as by suitable adhesive or by heat sealing, to portions ofthe opposed ends 20 and 22 of the outer bag 10. However, it will beexpressly understood that the opposed sides 28 and 30 of the inner bag14 are opposite and in substantial engagement with, but not secured to,the opposed sides 16 and 18 of the outer bag 10 along the area indicatedgenerally X-X-X; it will be understood that the engagement between theopposed sides 28 and 30 of the inner bag 14 with the opposed sides 16and 18 of the outer bag 12 along the lines X-X-X provides asubstantially air tight seal therebetween. Thus, it will be furtherunderstood that the opposed sides 28 and 30, opposed ends 32 and 34, andbottom 36 of the inner bag 14, and portions of the opposed sides 16 and18 and portions of the opposed ends 20 and 22 and the bottom 24 of theouter bag 12 provide, in combination, an inner chamber indicated bygeneral numerical designation 40 for containing .Iadd.objects such as.Iaddend.snacks such as indicated diagrammatically by the irregularclosed lines identified by numerical designations 44 in FIG. 2.

Access to the .Iadd.objects such as .Iaddend.snacks 44, FIG. 2, such asby the hand of the person desiring to eat the .Iadd.objects such as.Iaddend.snacks, may be readily obtained by inserting the handdownwardly along the line indicated by the dashed arrow 52 whereby thehand will separate the side 30 (FIG. 1) of the inner bag 14 from theside 18 (FIG. 1) of the outer bag 12, providing the opening indicated bygeneral numerical designation 46 in FIG. 4, permitting the inserted handto grasp and remove snacks 44 through the opening 46 (FIG. 4).Thereafter, upon the removal of the hand, the side 30 of the inner bag14 will return to a substantial air tight engagement with the side 18 ofthe outer bag 12 to provide a substantially air tight seal therebetween.

It will be understood that the expression "substantially air tight seal"as used herein and in the appended claim is used in the context ofsubstantially preventing the passage of air between, for example, theside 30 of the inner bag 14 and the side 18 of the outer bag 12recognizing, however, that some small amount of air may passtherebetween. Such small amount of air will not substantially spoil.[.the.]. .Iadd.objects such as .Iaddend.snacks 44 within the bag 10 andsuch "substantially air tight seal" will greatly reduce .[.snack.].spoilage .Iadd.of objects such as snacks .Iaddend.beyond that whichwould be experienced were the snacks 44.Iadd., for example, .Iaddend.tobe completely exposed to surrounding air.

As may be further understood from FIG. 4, an opening indicated bygeneral numerical designation 45 may also be formed by the hand of aperson being inserted between the side 28 (FIG. 1) of the inner bag 14and the side 16 (FIG. 1) of the outer bag 12 to provide access to snacks44 (FIG. 2).

The bag 10, bags 12 and 14, may be made preferably from a suitableplastic material such as a suitable thermoplastic material of the typeknown to the art. .Iadd.Alternative to the snacks 44, the bag 10 of thepresent invention may contain many other objects. .Iaddend.

It will be understood that many variations and modifications may be madein the present invention without departing from the spirit and the scopethereof.

What is claimed is:
 1. Bag for containing snacks, comprising:an outerbag including opposed sides, opposed ends, a bottom and an open top; aninner bag including opposed sides, opposed ends, a bottom and an opentop; said inner bag being inverted and residing in said outer bag at apredetermined distance between the top and bottom of said outer bag,with said ends of said inner bag being opposed to and at least portionsthereof secured to said opposed ends of said outer bag, with saidopposed sides of said inner bag being opposite said opposed sides ofsaid outer bag and being in substantial engagement therewith but notsecured thereto to provide a substantially air tight seal therebetween,and with said bottom of said inner bag being opposite said bottom ofsaid outer bag, said bottoms, said opposed sides and ends of said innerbag and portions of said opposed ends and sides of said outer bagproviding in combination a chamber for receiving said snacks; and accessto snacks contained in said chamber being provided by physicallyseparating said opposed sides of said outer and inner bags. .Iadd.2. Bagfor containing snacks, comprising: a first bag including opposed sides,opposed ends, a bottom and an open top; a second bag including opposedsides, opposed ends, a bottom and an open top; said second bag beinginverted and at least portions thereof residing in said first bag withat least portions of said ends of said second bag being opposed to andsecured to said ends of said first bag, with at least portions of saidsides of said second bag being opposite at least portions of said sidesof said first bag and being in substantial engagement therewith but notsecured thereto to provide a substantially air-tight seal therebetween,and with said bottom of said second bag being opposite said bottom ofsaid first bag, said bottoms, said sides and said ends of said secondbag and portions of said ends of said sides of said first bag providingin combination a chamber for receiving said snacks; and access to saidsnacks contained in said chamber being provided by physically separatingsaid opposed portions of said sides of said first and second bags..Iaddend. .Iadd.3. Bag for containing objects, comprising: a first bagincluding opposed sides, opposed ends, a bottom and an open top; asecond bag including opposed sides, opposed ends, a bottom and an opentop; said second bag being inverted and at least portions thereofresiding in said first bag with at least portions of said ends of saidsecond bag being opposed to and secured to said ends of said first bag,with at least portions of said sides of said second bag being oppositeat least portions of said sides of said first bag and being insubstantial engagement therewith but not secured thereto to provide asubstantially air-tight seal therebetween, and with said bottom of saidsecond bag being opposite said bottom of said first bag, said bottoms,said sides and said ends of said second bag and portions of said endsand portions of said sides of said first bag providing in combination achamber for receiving said objects; and access to said objects containedin said chamber being provided by physically separating said opposedportions of said sides of said first and second bags. .Iaddend.